I guess maybe I'm being a little dense here but I'm not quite understanding what is actually causing me to void the warranty?
1.) the act of swapping out a hard drive, which is a supported and advertised feature in the manual and does not say voids the warranty
or
2.) the fact that the hard drive that I plan to be replacing the existing hard drives with is a non-approved hard drive.
If I replaced a drive with a Buffalo approved hard drive then the warranty should not be void as it states this in the manual.
It seems to me that it clearly states in the manual that it supports swapping out drives and there is no mention if this voiding a warranty. I have a hard time believing that replacing a hard drive one at a time would cause the NAS to brick as I have done this with other NAS products. Isn't that kind of the point or a main feature of a NAS that supports RAID configurations, to be able to swap out the drives, whether it's because your replacing a bad drive or upgrading drives for more storage, without causing problems.
I'm looking for a specific reference or proof that shows were a definite line has been crossed that causes the warranty to be voided.
Thanks!
P.S. Sorry if this has gotten somewhat off the original topic. I guess you guys can move it elsewhere if needed.